Legends & Fairy Tales
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 15
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Twilight Voices
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William Allingham
William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor, who wrote several volumes of lyric verse. (Summary by David Lawrence)
Fairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2)
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Elsie Spicer Eells
A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - S…
Venus and Adonis (Version 2)
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
William Shakespeare
Both Ovid and Spenser also treat this ancient myth, but Spenser alters the ending, converting the tale into an archetype of fulfilled love, …
Sylvie and Bruno (Version 3)
Read by Craig Franklin
Lewis Carroll
Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded published in 1893, form the last novel by Lewis …
Christmas Outside Of Eden
Read by David Wales
Coningsby Dawson
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 08
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Children's Short Works, Vol. 022
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Various
LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 022: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
The Ladder of Rickety Rungs
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T. C. O'Donnell
Bedtime is the time for strange and wonderful stories as we drift into slumber. This children's book is full of them and the adventures of …
The Sleeping Beauty
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C. S. Evans
A retelling of the classic fairy-tale, illustrated by one of the leading figures in the Golden Age of book illustration. Never underestimat…
Lucian's Dialogues Volume 2: The Dialogues of the Sea-Gods
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Lucian of Samosata and Lucian Of Samosata
The Dialogues of the Sea-Gods are 15 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods, originally written in Attic Greek…
Puss in Boots, Jr. in Fairyland
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David Cory
David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This book is in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the legend of Puss i…
The Hungry Tiger of Oz
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Hungry Tiger gets a chance to eat LOTS of people. What will happen!?? Will his conscience stop him or will he finally stop his stomach…
The New Colossus
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Emma Lazarus
LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 24, 2012.L…
Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales
Read by Steven Fellows
Edith Ogden Harrison
Edith Ogden Harrison's first published work, Prince Silverwings, is a collection of seven fairy tales for young readers. It is perhaps best …
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 13
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Lost Princess (version 2)
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George MacDonald
Two selfish little girls, a princess and a shepherd's daughter, encounter a wise woman who lovingly shows them each that they are not the ce…
The Rainbow Cat
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Rose Fyleman
THERE was once a cat which was not in the least like any cat you have ever seen, or I either, for the matter of that. It was a fairy cat, yo…
The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient
Read by Nicole J. LeBoeuf
Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens
A collection of folklore gathered from India, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Persia. - Summary by Nicole J. LeBoeuf
The Little Mud-Sparrows
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Little Mud-Sparrows by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project f…